Abbreviations for books of the Bible, pseudepigrapha, rabbinic works, papyri, classical works, and the like are readily available in sources such as the SBL Handbook of Style and are not included here.
AB Anchor Bible
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. N. Freedman. 6 vols. New York, 1992.
ABR Australian Biblical Review
ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library
AGJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums
AnBib Analecta biblica
ANQ Andover Newton Quarterly
ANRW Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung. Edited by H. Temporini and W. Haase. Berlin, 1972–.
ANTC Abingdon New Testament Commentaries
ASV American Standard Version
AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies
b. Ḥag. Ḥagigah (Babylonian Talmud)
b. Moʿed Qaṭ. Moʿed Qaṭan (Babylonian Talmud)
b. Yebam. Yebamot (Babylonian Talmud)
BDAG W. Bauer, F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago, 2000.
BDF F. Blass, A. Debrunner, and R. W. Funk. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago, 1961.
BGU Aegyptische Urkunden aus den Königlichen Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Griechische Urkunden. 15 vols. Berlin, 1895–1983.
Bib Biblica
BIS Biblical Interpretation Series
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
BLG Biblical Languages: Greek
BN Biblische Notizen
BR Biblical Research
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BT The Bible Translator
BTB Biblical Theology Bulletin
BZNW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
CahRB Cahiers de la Revue biblique
CBET Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CEV Contemporary English Version
CGTC Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
ChrCent Christian Century
ConBOT Coniectanea biblica: Old Testament Series
CRINT Compendia rerum iudaicarum ad Novum Testamenum
CTM Concordia Theological Monthly
CurTM Currents in Theology and Mission
DPL Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove, IL, 1993.
EBib Etudes bibliques
ECC Eerdmans Critical Commentaries
EFN Estudios de filología neotestamentaria. Cordova, Spain, 1988–.
EKKNT Evangelisch-Katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament
ESV English Standard Version
ETL Ephemerides theologicae lovanienses
EuroJTh European Journal of Theology
EvQ Evangelical Quarterly
ExAud Ex auditu
ExpTim Expository Times
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments
GNB Good News Bible
GNS Good News Studies
GTJ Grace Theological Journal
HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible
HNT Handbuch zum Neuen Testament
HTR Harvard Theological Review
HTS Harvard Theological Studies
ICC International Critical Commentary
Int Interpretation
ITQ Irish Theological Quarterly
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JBMW Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JGRChJ Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism
JOTT Journal of Translation and Textlinguistics
JRS Journal of Roman Studies
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series
JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series
JTS Journal of Theological Studies
JTSA Journal of Theology for Southern Africa
KEK Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament (Meyer-Kommentar)
KJV King James Version
LCL Loeb Classical Library
LEC Library of Early Christianity
LNTS Library of New Testament Studies
Louw and Nida Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. Edited by J. P. Louw and E. A. Nida. 2nd ed. New York, 1989.
LSJ H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon. 9th ed. with revised supplement. Oxford, 1996.
LNTS Library of New Testament Studies
LXX Septuagint
m. Ber. Berakot (Mishnah)
m. Ḥul. Ḥullin (Mishnah)
m. Qidd. Qiddušin (Mishnah)
MM J. H. Moulton and G. Milligan. The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament. London, 1930. Reprint, Peabody, MA, 1997.
NA Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece
NAB New American Bible
NASB New American Standard Bible
NCB New Century Bible
NEB New English Bible
Neot Neotestamentica
NET New English Translation
NewDocs New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity. Edited by G. H. R. Horsley and S. Llewelyn. North Ryde, N.S.W., 1981–.
NHC Nag Hammadi Codices
NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament
NIDNTT New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. Edited by C. Brown. 4 vols. Grand Rapids, 1975–1985.
NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary
NIV New International Version
NIVAC NIV Application Commentary
NJB New Jerusalem Bible
NKJV New King James Version
NLT New Living Translation
NovT Novum Testamentum
NovTSup Novum Testamentum Supplements
NRSV New Revised Standard Version
NSBT New Studies in Biblical Theology
NTL New Testament Library
NTS New Testament Studies
P.Cair.Zen. Zenon Papyri. Edited by C. C. Edgar et al. Cairo, 1925–.
P.Eleph. Aegyptische Urkunden aus den Königlichen Museen in Berlin. Edited by O. Rubensohn. Berlin, 1907.
P.Grenf II. New Classical Fragments and Other Greek and Latin Papyri. Edited by B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt. Oxford, 1897.
P.Lond. London Papyri
P.Mert. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Greek Papyri in the Collection of Wilfred Merton. Edited by H. I. Bell et al. London, 1948–.
P.Mich. Michigan Papyri. Edited by C. C. Edgar et al. Ann Arbor 1931–.
P.Oxy. Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Edited by B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, et al. London, 1898–.
P.Sarap. Les archives de Sarapion et de ses fils. Edited by J. Schwartz. Cairo, 1961.
P.Tebt. The Tebtunis Papyri. Edited by B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, J. G. Smyly, et al. London, 1902–.
PNTC The Pillar New Testament Commentary
Presb Presbyterion
PRSt Perspectives in Religious Studies
PTMS Pittsburgh Theological Monograph Series
PzB Protokolle zur Bibel
R&T Religion and Theology
RB Revue biblique
REB Revised English Bible
ResQ Restoration Quarterly
REV Revised English Version
RevExp Review and Expositor
RevScRel Revue des sciences religieuses
RTR Reformed Theological Review
SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series
SBLMS Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series
SBLSP Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers
SBS Stuttgarter Bibelstudien
SBT Studies in Biblical Theology
ScEs Science et esprit
SD Studies and Documents
SE Studia evangelica
Sel.Pap. Select Papyri. Edited by A. S. Hunt and C. C. Edgar. Cambridge, MA, 1871–.
SJT Scottish Journal of Theology
SNT Studien zum Neuen Testament
SNTSMS Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
SP Sacra Pagina
ST Studia theologica
TaJT Taiwan Journal of Theology
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Edited by G. Kittel and G. Friedrich. Translated by G. W. Bromiley. 10 vols. Grand Rapids, 1964–1976.
TEV Today’s English Version
THNTC The Two Horizons New Testament Commentary
TJ Trinity Journal
TNIV Today’s New International Version
TNTC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
TTZ Trierer theologische Zeitschrift
TynBul Tyndale Bulletin
UBS United Bible Society Greek New Testament
UNT Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
USQR Union Seminary Quarterly Review
VE Vox evangelica
VTSup Supplements to Vetus Testamentum
WBC Word Biblical Commentary
WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament
WTJ Westminster Theological Journal
WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
WW Word and World
ZNW Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche